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Two subjects feature prominently in today's Kinshasa press: (1) the United Nations Mission in the DR Congo (MONUC)'s weekly news briefing held Wednesday and (2) dissensions within several Congolese political parties.…
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Much of today's Kinshasa press is related to the crash in the DRC capital yesterday (Tuesday) involving an unmanned surveillance aircraft belonging to the European Force (EUFOR). One person was killed and another grievously…
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Although today's Kinshasa press offers no major piece of information, the front pages feature a variety of stories. Echoing reports by Western diplomats warning that there are "too many weapons circulate[ing] in Kinshasa"…
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Orginal: French Monday, 2 October 2006's Kinshasa newspaper commentary is mainly related to the official launch last Saturday of the AMP-PALU political coalition. The Alliance pour la Majorité Présidentielle (AMP…
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Referred to as the three-day war, this week's clashes in Kinshasa between elements of President Joseph Kabila's presidential guard and troops in charge of the security of Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba remain the main topic…
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As the announcement, on Sunday August 20, of the provisional results of the presidential election (held on July 30) draws closer, today's newspaper headlines in Kinshasa, DR Congo, reflect the excitement about that event…
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Predictably, Monday's Kinshasa press concentrates on elections held Sunday throughout the DR Congo's territory. In a front-page story titled "The Congolese cast their ballots at last," L'Observateur reports that after more…
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With only a few days before elections on 30 July 2006 and the end of the electoral campaign close at hand, the process continues to capture much of Kinshasa press attention. In a communiqué, "the CIAT [International Committee…
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Kinshasa's Catholic Archdiocese's message calling for an election boycott should the conditions for a credible election not be achieved attracts abundant comment in today's Kinshasa press. In a message read out yesterday…
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Tuesday's newspaper commentary is focused on whether or not there would be any political consultations prior to the forthcoming elections. Reporting that differences are already appearing [among the actors in the transition]…
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Most of the local papers published on Thursday 15 June focus on MONUC weekly press briefing of 14 June. Echoing MONUC weekly press briefing, Le Potentiel says "MONUC condemned Police brutal treatment against UDPS…
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Today's local press deals with various issues. Referring to the electoral process, L'Observateur quotes Aldo Ajello, the Special Envoy of the European Union for the Great Lakes region as declaring, "The second round of the…